Ice-creepers.



H. B. CHASE.

1GB GREEPER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19. 1911.

1,052,038. Patented'Feb. 4, 1913.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY B. CHASE, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Ithaca, in the county of Tompkins and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Creepers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in ice creepers which are adapted to be employed upon the ordinary leather shoe.

An object of the device is the provision of means which may be securely and firmly seated upon the instep of a shoe and adapted for use in preventing the wearer from slipping upon smooth or icy surfaces and which device may at the same time be readily attached and detached from the shoe.

A still further object is to provide a creeper that will be resiliently held upon the shoe and freely hinged to the front side of the heel thereof.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this ap plication and in which like designating numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views: Figure l is a perspective view of a shoe showing the ice creeper positioned for use thereon. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the creeper, and, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan View of the shoe and hinged connection of the creeper thereto.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, my invention consists primarily of a hexagonal plate 5 having struck or turned-down from three of the edges thereof, triangular prongs or calke 6 of the same area and length. Transversely of the plate and in line with two of said prongs and upon the opposite side of said plate therefrom is secured a resilient U-shaped stirrup strap 7 retained to the plate at its central point as by a rivet 8, the said stirrup strap being positioned parallel to an edge of the plate which is provided at an intermediate point between the said two prongs.

The upper extremities of said stirrup strap are provided with perforations 10 for Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 19, 1911.

Serial No. 603,567.

point of contact of the stirrup strap 7 with the rivet 8 and between two of the calks 6.

The position assumed by the creeper when in use and the complete operation thereof will be at once apparent from the assemblance thereof as disclosed in Fig. 1. The elastic strip 11 fits over the rear of the heel while the resilient stirrup strap 7 slightly binds upon the opposite sides of the shoe which strip and strap hold the creeper plate 5 snugly against the sole 16. The hinging of the lug 17 to the screw eye 15 of the heel firmly mounts the creeper against any vertical or longitudinal movement while lateral displacement is prevented by said strip and strap. It will be evident, that the length of the calks 6 with respect to the height of the heel 13 is to be regulated in accord with the degree of impression that is desired to be maintained by the calks upon the ice or surface to be traveled over.

lVhile the form of the invention herein shown and described is what is believed to be a preferable embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that slight changes may be made in form, proportion and minor details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention and in what manner the same is designed for use, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. An ice creeper comprising a hexagonal plate, spaced apart triangular calks extending from three edges thereof, a resilient stirrup strap secured to one face of said plate, means connecting the opposite free ends of said stirrup strap and adapted to engage the heel upper of a shoe, and means for hinging said plate to the shoe heel.

2. A device of the class described comprising a hexagonal plate, three triangular calks spaced apart and extending from three edges of said plate at right angles to the latter, a U-shaped stirrup strap seated upon one face of said plate, and means for connecting said plate and stirrup strap to a 5 shoe.

3. A device of the class described comprising a hexagonal plate, three triangular calks spaced apart and extending from three edges of said plate at right angles to the latter, a U-shaped stirrup strap seated upon one face of said plate, said stirrup strap positioned transversely of the plate in line with two of said callis and parallel to an intermediate edge of the plate, a rivet positioned through the center of said stirrup strap and said plate, means for hinging said plate to a shoe heel, and means for resiliently connecting said stirrup strap to a shoe heel upper.

4E. A device of the class described comprising a hexagonal plate, three triangular ealks spaced apart and extending from three edges of said plate at right angles to the latter, a lJ-shaped stirrup strap seated upon said plate upon the opposite side thereof from said calks, said stirrup strap positioned transversely of the plate in line With two of said calks and parallel to an intermediate edge of the plate, a rivet positioned through the center of said stirrup strap and said plate, .the upper Opposite ends of said stirrup strap being provided With perforations, an elastic strip secured in said perforations and adapted to engage a shoe heel upper, said elastic strip having a take up means therein, and means for hinging said plate to a shoe heel.

5. A device of the class described comprising a hexagonal plate, three triangular calks spaced apart and extending from three edges of said plate at right angles to the latter, a U-shap-ed stirrup strap seated upon one face of said plate, said stirrup strap positioned transversely of the plate in line with two of said callrs and parallel to an intermediate edge of the plate, a rivet positioned through the center of said stirrup strap and said plate, the upper opposite ends of said stirrup strap being provided with perforations, and an elastic strip secured in said perforations and adapted to engage a shoe heel upper, said elastic strip having a take up means therein.

6. An ice creeper comprising a hexagonal plate, spaced apart triangular calks extending from three edges thereof, a resilient stirrup strap secured to one face of said plate, and means for hinging said plate to the shoe heel.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature so in presence of two Witnesses HENRY l3. CHASE.

lVitnesses FRANK H. Snoonn, Hanvnn G. MARION.

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